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Minimum fare for urban taxi ride to reach HK$24 after government gives green light to adjustments Hong Kong taxi rides are set to cost more from April 9 after the government on Tuesday approved adjustments to fares for urban, New Territories and Lantau Island services. Fares for journeys in …

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s government has extended a deadline for Afghan refugees to leave the country until the end of 2017, according to state media. Analysis: Challenges facing Pakistan-Afghanistan refugee repatriation programme A meeting of the cabinet, presided over by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, on Tuesday pushed back the refugees’ …

Jury decided Oculus not guilty of misappropriating trade secrets Facebook has been ordered to pay $500 million in damages in a lawsuit claiming the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset was based on stolen technology. A Texas jury awarded the sum to video game publisher ZeniMax Media Inc after …

Pro-Russian separatists and government troops blame each other for increasing ceasefire violation In the past week, eastern Ukraine has suffered some of the heaviest fighting seen for a long time. Heavy artillery fire, a car bomb explosion and other ceasefire violations coincided with a phone call between US …

McDonald’s Corp is inviting bids for a significant stake in its Japan unit McDonald’s Holdings Co Japan Ltd, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the situation. The fast-food company owns just under 50% of its Japanese unit, and is looking to sell up to 33%, with …

A EUROPE-BOUND plane has received a bomb threat, authorities have said. Getty file image A Eurowings flight has been diverted to Kuwait (actual plane not pictured) The aircraft was flying to Cologne from Salalah. Eurowings said the flight was a charter for tour company FTI. The captain is believed to …

BRITAIN and the US are drawing up plans to move warplanes and Special Forces from crucial airbases after Turkey threatened it would kick the allies out. AFP/GETTY Britain and the US are preparing to move their equipment if Turkey kick them out of their bases If carried out, the …

RUSSIA is withdrawing it military forces from Syria after signing a ceasefire deal between Government troops and rebel forces. General Valery Gerasimov said that a fleet of ships, lead by the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, will be the first to leave the area.He said: “In accordance with the decision of …